Hepatosplenic morbidity in two neighbouring communities in Uganda with high levels of Schistosoma mansori infection but very different durations of residence

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-136

  Booth, M ^a   Vennervald, B J ^b   Kabatereine, N B ^c   Kazibwe, F ^c   Ouma, J H ^d   Kariuki, C H ^e   Muchiri, E ^e   Kadzo, H ^f   Ireri, E ^d   Kimani, G ^d   Mwatha, J K ^d   Dunne, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^f KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Exposure; Fibrosis; Niamey protocol; Residency; Schistosoma mansoni; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PORTAL VEIN; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC VEIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UGANDA; VEIN DIAMETER;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 9144260523     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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